Happy Madness

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Bohemian World Cabaret w/ tribal and Steampunk elements and an undercurrent of the mystickal. Euro-American duo Frenchy and the Punk, seamlessly combine raucous live guitar looping, cheeky ballads sung in English and French, danceable, modernized old-world inspired melodies and thunderous tribal-march-style drum instrumentals. Get transported to a world full of humor, theatricality, whirling dance and bohemian spirit. Experience their genre-busting non-traditional take on cabaret with a vaudevillian and steampunk flavor rooted in Folk, World and the vineyards of southern France. French-born Brit. Lead vocalist and percussionist, Samantha Stephenson and American-born punk veteran guitarist Scott Helland make up this spirited duo. Stephenson, whose vocals have been likened Siouxsie Sioux, was listed in Yahoo Music's 25 Women to Watch in 2011. Helland has appeared on over 25 recordings and his first group Deep Wound with J Mascis and Lou Barlow is listed in the Encylopedia of Punk published by Sterling. Touring incessantly coast to coast since 2005 and racking up over 150 shows a year and six full-length albums and a live DVD, they bring their pulse-poundin' tribute to the free spirit lifestyle to alternative music festivals and steampunk/sci-fi/cabaret conventions across the U.S. and Europe.